Close call

[Justme]

I am feeling lucky today.

 

During the first major snow fall we had been away for a couple of days. When we got back our genny was running (thats normal its fully automatic) but there was no power - eek.

 

Again thats not that unusual as I am always fixing it. Tried to fix it in the failing light & thought it was best to give up till the next day & start the tractor & PTO genny.

 

So turned the key & the engine turned over about 1/2 a turn slowly & stopped. Now that could have been due to the cold, or a bad connection & I could have kept on trying to start it but I had an inkling that there was more wrong with it so I left it.

 

Fixed the original genny using a work light. So left the tractor as it was till now as its to cold for that sort of work.

 

So that brings us to today. My suspicion was that the heavy rain had got into the exhaust & then into the engine cylinder.

 

Had that happened & I turned the engine over fast it could have done some serious damage. So I whipped out all 4 injectors & then turned the engine over on the starter. Quite a lot of water was ejected out of the first 2 cylinders. Kept cranking for a bit & then again after a rest. Once I was sure all the water was out I refitted all the bits after a quick clean on the injector nozzles. A long crank & she was away again so no damage.

 

I had fitted a tin can to the top of the exhaust but obviously had done so to late. I will be getting a pair of those flap things now so I can fit them to both tractors.

[treequip]

I wouldnt be that worried about damaging the engine with the starter motor, it hasnt got the power to do any harm but geting a flap lid is a good idea.